fee
The origin and history of fee.
Etymology
From Old English feoh ("cattle, property, money"), blended with Old French fief — both ultimately from a Germanic word for livestock, since animals were once a measure of wealth.
The origin and history of fee.
From Old English feoh ("cattle, property, money"), blended with Old French fief — both ultimately from a Germanic word for livestock, since animals were once a measure of wealth.
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